104.Gas station multi-tasking. 趁加油时间多做几件事。 While filling up your gas tank, clean the trash out of your car, wash the windows, or go to the bathroom. 趁加油的时间可以扔掉车内的垃圾、去厕所。 If the pump doesn'

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This is Orkney to live here is to know the importance of the sun. 这是奥克尼,住在这里的人对太阳的重要性了然于心 In the summer the days are long and full of light. 夏季时,这里的白昼漫长明亮 In December it's a diff

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Reading and Processing Emails Every day I feel more and more overwhelmed by email. Once I turn on my computer and look at my inbox, I get sucked into reading and responding to emails. I have a personal email account and an email account for work. Wit

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Today is the beginning of Matariki, the Maori New Year. It is the time of year when the group of stars, The Pleiades, first appears in the sky. When the new moon appears after this, it is the time to celebrate Matariki. It has two meanings: Mata Riki

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Yesterday was the winter solstice, the time when the sun is furthest away from us. The sun rises around 7.30 am in Auckland and 8.20 am in Dunedin because it is further south. In Auckland the sun sets at 11 minutes past 5, and in Wellington, Christch

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Today is the shortest day of the year for the Southern Hemisphere. In New Zealand, we have nearly 9 hours of daylight today to be exact, 8 hours, 56 minutes and 24 seconds at latitude 43 degrees south. Tomorrow will be 3 seconds longer. Last night wa

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